| San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: November 11, 1985 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 73173 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 21 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gene Lang 3 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 26 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Watson 6 pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Wilson 13 pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 22 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 45 FG | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rich Karlis 24 FG | 16 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Dwight Clark |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 77 | LOT | Bubba Paris |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 81 | TE | Russ Francis |
| 16 | QB | Joe Montana |
| 24 | RB | Derrick Harmon |
| 33 | FB | Roger Craig |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Jeff Stover |
| 95 | NT | Michael Carter |
| 76 | RDE | Dwaine Board |
| 90 | LOLB | Todd Shell |
| 50 | LILB | Riki Ellison |
| 99 | RILB | Mike Walter |
| 58 | ROLB | Keena Turner |
| 42 | LCB | Ronnie Lott |
| 27 | SS | Carlton Williamson |
| 22 | FS | Dwight Hicks |
| 21 | RCB | Eric Wright |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Vance Johnson |
| 81 | WR | Steve Watson |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 54 | LOG | Keith Bishop |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 60 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 76 | ROT | Ken Lanier |
| 88 | TE | Clarence Kay |
| 87 | TE | Jim Wright |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 23 | RB | Sammy Winder |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 75 | RDE | Rulon Jones |
| 50 | LOLB | Jim Ryan |
| 77 | LILB | Karl Mecklenburg |
| 58 | RILB | Steve Busick |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 49 | SS | Dennis Smith |
| 22 | FS | Tony Lilly |
| 31 | RCB | Mike Harden |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Roger Craig | 22 | 117 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sammy Winder | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 18 | 0 |
| John Elway | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Chris Norman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Joe Montana | 40 | 17 | 42.5 | 0 | 222 | 5.6 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 69.0 |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 1 | 215 | 5.1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jerry Rice | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Dwight Clark | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Derrick Harmon | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 44 | 1 |
| Russ Francis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| John Frank | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Vance Johnson | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 22 | 1 |
| Clarence Kay | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Clint Sampson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wright | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ronnie Lott | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Max Runager | 8 | 271 | 33.9 | 50 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Chris Norman | 7 | 223 | 31.9 | 48 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dana McLemore | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Carl Monroe | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Derrick Harmon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vance Johnson | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Gene Lang | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Dennis Smith | 1.0 |
| Andre Townsend | 1.0 |
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